By Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Alex Marquardt, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and added he is “close” to presenting a final deal to negotiators working to strike a hostage and ceasefire
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston and fleeing to Kenya has been extradited back to the United States — the latest twist in an international case that saw his arrest at a Nairobi nightclub and his escape from jail. Kevin Kangethe, 42, is
Continue ReadingA senior Russian military commander has been detained in a fraud case. It’s the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a sweeping investigation into abuse of office in Russia’s military leadership. Maj. Gen. Valery Mumindzhanov is deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District and was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe of
Continue ReadingGRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An extreme swimmer is back in Lake Michigan trying to cross one of the Great Lakes from Michigan to Wisconsin. Jim Dreyer’s effort began Monday night and comes just a few weeks after trouble with a GPS device forced him to give up after 60 miles. The 61-year-old Dreyer entered
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed two people in a car, including a contract worker at the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission near the border. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday said the strike took place in the southern coastal town of Naqoura. According to the U.N. peacekeeping mission, known as UNIFIL,
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a landslide has struck a bus in northern Pakistan, killing three people, including two security officials. Another passenger was injured in the accident on Monday in Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The bus was heading to Dasu district, where the country’s biggest hydropower project is being built with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A bronze statue from the Titanic — not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good — is among the discoveries made by the company with salvage rights to the wreck site on its first expedition there in many years. RMS Titanic Inc., a Georgia-based company that holds the legal rights
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer The Oasis reunion could come earlier than expected. The Britpop-era band has ended a 15-year hiatus by announcing a tour of the British Isles next summer and 17 gigs sold out on Saturday following a scramble for tickets. Liam and Noel Gallagher are the once-feuding brothers who are the face of Oasis
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — It may not feel like it yet, but things are about to cool off. That goes for travel prices as well as sky-high temperatures. “This time of year is really the best time of year to go pretty much anywhere,” says Hayley Berg, lead economist at travel platform Hopper.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained Albanian-Greek ties has been released on probation. His lawyer said Monday Fredis Beleris was freed after a court in Fier, where he was serving a two-year sentence, accepted his request for early release.
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty pageant contestant who faced a wave of hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria. Adetshina, age 23, triumphed at the pageant held in Lagos on Saturday night. She will represent Nigeria in the Miss Universe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her wife should move their 1 1/2-year-old west, after Alternative for Germany became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany. Kämpf, 29, and her wife
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say a Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after he fled the United States. Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe is wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend Margaret Mbitu. Her body was found in a car at Logan International Airport in Boston on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 14-year sentence for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders. Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali did not appear for trial at a closely guarded courtroom near Amsterdam on Monday as prosecutors accused him of abusing his position as
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool star Mohamed Salah said this will be his “last year” with the Reds after playing a pivotal role in his team’s 3-0 thumping of Manchester United on Sunday. Salah, 32, scored and provided two assists as Liverpool ran riot at Old Trafford against a lackluster United. When asked
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler is tired. After the year he’s had, can anyone really blame him? The world No. 1 capped off a year in equal parts historic and haywire with triumph at the season-ending Tour Championship on Sunday, cruising to a four-shot victory in Atlanta. Having begun the week with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals facing forced displacement and other violent abuses, a U.S. climate watchdog said Monday. The report by Climate Rights International says banks and insurers should withhold further funding for an oil development project run by
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On Sunday, we saw increasing cloud clover and a couple of pop up thunderstorms with light rain in the evening. Today, there is a slight chance of seeing some showers and thunderstorms later in the evening once again. We will be mostly cloudy for the entire day. Temperatures will drop into the 80s after a
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The No. 23 USC Trojans scored a touchdown with just eight seconds remaining to earn a statement 27-20 win over the No. 13 LSU on Sunday, causing Tigers head coach Brian Kelly to admit his “anger” in a post-game outburst. Running back Woody Marks sliced through the LSU defense
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — At 2:15 a.m. ET, the last ball was struck, and China’s Zheng Qinwen and Donna Vekić of Croatia completed the latest finish for a women’s match in US Open history. World No. 7 Zheng defeated Vekić, who is ranked No. 24, 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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